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Order of the Day for receiving the- Report of the Committee on the Promissory Notes Bill. Mr. J. SMITH said, that two very strange and inconsistent charges were urged against bankers. In the first place, it was objected that they had issued paper to too large an amount, and next, it was alleged that they had paid off their issues too soon. Notwithstanding the latter complaint, the Hon. Member for Aberdeen was desirous that the bankers should be hound to pay all within a single week. These objections he conceived were very unfairly advanced against a body of Gentleman who had rendered important service to the country. In a conversation with one of them he h a d b een as k e d w h o it was that wrote the letter which contained the communication between Government and the Bank. He could not indeed say who wrote it ; but as there was no species of evidence more marked than the internal evidence of writing, he could venture to pronounce who did not write it. It was not, he felt assured, the production of the Right Hon. Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The nation, fa- Inner with the language and style—Europe, well acquainted with the character—of the Right lion. Gentleman, would readily perceive that there was no analogy between his comp ' sition and that of the letter in question. Perhaps not one of the Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite had any share in it. One observation of an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) was highly deserving of attention—namely, that bankers' notes should be tnade payable on the spot. It was said that, in the inland counties, notes were usually payable in London. Now this was MK the case in any of the instances with which he was acquaint ed; but if a single instance could be shewn to exist in which a country note was payable only in London, he would be most happy that the law should put an end to the practice.—He would recommend to the consideration of the Attorney General the expediency of suspetiding the operation of the Act 17 Geo. 111. as many persons would probably be severely injured merely from their ignorance of the real state of the law_H a d the matter been submitted to a Committee all through, he he lieved that a Neasure would have been resolved upon, to which no possible objection could be taken. Mr. ATTWOOD alluded to the fact, that at Stratford-on- Avon, and in another town the notes were payable in London. Mr. Alderman lIEVIJATE rose to correct a misconstruction which had been put upon his words. He had been represented to have said that the country bankers were perfectly satisfied with the present measure. Any such intimation he had cer tainly never given. Ile had said, indeed, that though the bankers did not conceive the measure fair with regard to them, yet as Parliament concurred in its enactment, they were willing to afford all the assistance in their power in order to render it generally advantageous to the public. Mr. F. PALMER. was of opinion that the attempt to return to a metallic currency would produce great distress, particu larly in remote country towns. In Cambridgeshire awl Hunt ingdonshire he knew that the greatest misery existed. lie hoped that Government would not be forced to resort to what was called an amicable adjustment. It would be most unfairly charged upon him, that lie was an advocate for high prices. Ile was convinced' that the mitten , of the country did not arise from the high price of provisio is. It was with great re luctance he differed from Ministers, but he felt bound to join the minority in this instance. Low prices were wanted for the support of one class, and high prices were required by another. Yet still there was the greatest want of economy in the admi. nistration of affairs. Ile would ask were they to pay the irate. rest of the public debt, and if the public creditor was to be paid Ivies he not entitled to the value of the money which he lent? And if the guineas which he gave was worth 28s. one depreciated in value to 21 was no equivalent return. In 11119, when the House was unanimous for the resumption of cash payments, the Hon. Member for Devizes, a Bank Director, advised them to pause before they finally determined on such an act, and on the present occasion, when the tame lion. Member was consult ed he did not give a decided opinion. Ile spoke with hesitation, and said, as a reason for the proceeding, that the exchanges were in our favour ; but he did not intimate his unqualified concurrence. The Hon. Member was right in the opinion which he expressed In 1819, and he (Mr. Palmer) thought he 'was f 0 now. Mr. I%ROOUEN then brought up the report. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved two amendments in the Bill, one for expunging the summary punishment which it assigned to a violation of its provisions, and the other for permitting individual► to issue M. promissory notes. Mr. J. SMITH thought it severe that poor persons should be subject to penalties, who, from ignorance of the law, might happen to draw for the sum of V. lOs. Mr. JILI3IE desired to know whether a clause would be in troduced for the publication of the amount of bank issues. at <'+ny period of the year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would be happy to introduce the clause, but he was not yet aware whether it would be possible to frame such a one for the bill. Sir M. RIDLEY observed that as persons were now fearful of taking one pound notes, under an impression that the Bill was designed for Instant operation, it would be of importance that the Chancellor of the Excheluer should state that the cir .culation of small notes was permitted for three years in order that the fact might become known to the public upon such high authority, and that their apprehensions might be thereby set at The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no heal tstion in declaring, that though the withdrawing of I/. notes was postponed for three years, he yet wished it to be gradual ; and those who returned their notes suddenly to the Banks acted under a misconception. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to some observa tions from Mr..l. Martin, which could not be distinctly heard en the gallery, said, that by 17th Geo. 111. the currency of pro missory notes limier 5/. was prohibited, and that prohibition could not operate without the provision to which the lion. Gen tleman objected, for small paper at long dates would circulate like notes on demand. But permission was given for notes on Luna Jfile debts . , when certain forms were observed ;—among (niters, that their dates should not exceed 21 day. The re moval of such a provkion would defeat the object of the pre sent Bill. Mr. J. SMITH wished to know how those offenders were to be treated who' cou ld n e t p a y the penalty of 2tl/. which the Bill impoied ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that the fine was to be recovered, not by simmary process, but as penalties were recovered by the Stamp Office, where there was a power Of oatigation in ouch cases as were deserving of it ; and the results were such as at once to enforce obedience to the law, and to avoid all undue harithness in its operations. The amendments were then put and agreed to. On the question being put that the amendments be engrossed, alr. DENMAN expressed-a hope that they would he print ed: He look e d u p on t h e measure as an i nter f erence w i t h t h e pemcaples of free trade, lend the dealings between man and num. One clause in the Dill amounted, he thought, to a repeal of the Act itself. Il e a ll u d e d to t h e f urther i ssue of nat i ona l notes, which so much facilitated forgery, that he hoped the Attorney General would bring in a Bill to mitigate the punish. went of that crime. The Report was Then received, and the Bill ordered to be rimed, and to be rend a third time on Thursday next. Ilr. lIUME repented his former observation with respect to ampetblication of the amount of bank issues. me Irish Lunatic Asylum Bill was read a second time, and ordeed to be committed. , Tie Scotch Special Jury Bill was read a fi rs t t i me , a nd or.. •tietet to be printed. To be read a third time on the 6th March. House Ajourned at ELEVEN O'CLOCK. C(MMON COUNCIL. - - Yesterday, the Lotto MAYtn held a Common Council, at Guildhall, in pursuance <if a re►uisitton, to consider the expediency of petitioning both liouset of Parliament, praying that they will be pleased to instltatt a rigid inquiry into the formation of the various joint-stcek companies, and the conduct and proceedings of the directors, managers, and officers, and the Appropriation and the sale of shares, and to adopt such measures as they may deem necessary for the correction and prevention of such evil ; and sundry resolutions being proposed thereon, were discussed at considerable length, and ultimately negatived. DIIEADniL SUICIDE.-Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was held at the Lemon Tree public. house, in the Ilay r market, on the body of a gentleman, ‘vho shot himself at Mr. Wcull's Hotel, in Piccadilly. The head of the deceased was blown to atoms. A card was produced, on which was written, " My friends are forgetting me, and 1 have committed no crimes to deserve it, us God can witness." The Jury, after hear ing the ebidence, returned a verdict of- 44 Tem porary mental derangement." We regret to hear that the unfortunate acci dent which occurred to Captain NV ALM:GRAVE, while shooti ng with his Royal Highness the Duko of .CLOUCESTRIt, is likely to prove of a more eettous nature than has been anticipated. The sight. of One eye is, it is feared lost for ever. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. - NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. I. Mr. Brougham—Bill for bettering the condition of the Slaves in his Majesty's Colonies. 2. 31r. Martin (of Galway)—Bill to authorise, under certain circumstances, the Judge to commute the sentence of death for Forgery for certain punishments contained in the Bill. ORDER OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. Prison Act Amendment Bill—Second rending. Y AT ONE O'CLoCK. CHICK OF STOCKS THIS 13,t0k Stock 2Ol 2 3 per Cent. Red.. 77i 3 per Cent. COOL.— 77 011 to 3A per Cent 05,1 Ditto Red. 4 per Cent. New Bank long Ann. Bolin Stock Ditto Bonds, 4p. c. 3 6 dig. South Sea Stock PRICES OP FOREION PI Austrian 13(1s, 5 per cent—. Brazilian Ilds Buenos Ayres Ilds !ids, 6 per cent — Colombinti lids -- Do. 11124 Danish, 3 per cent. Greek Brls Du. 1825 Guatimala Nlexican lids. 5 p. e. Do. 1025, 6 p. c.... 62 3 1j 2 Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills IMO/. 2d. 1 pm par Ditto .5001. 2d 1 pm. par Ditto Small 2d. Ditto Advertised Bank for Acct. India for Acct. Cons.forAcct. 12April 77a 63] imns AT omv. O'CLOCK Neapolitan, 1924 Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto New Russian. New, 5 p.c — Spanish 1821, 3 p. c. 1023 French ltentei, 6 p. c. —f. —c. Exchange ... —l. —c. 3 p. c. Exchange -1.-4. PRICES OW lIIIALtES AT ONE o'CLoCK. Per Afire. Anglo-Milian Mining Company British Iron Company Alliance Fire and Lite Assurance Company 11 6 ~..... 1 PRICE OW IRISH STOCKS, PER. 25. Rank Stock Alining Company Cloy. Deli. 3 per cent.... 981 9 St. Patrick Insurance 4 . pur cent. New do. ....444 National ditto (;:ov. Stook, 3, per ct.tl4ii Ai Consols 3 percent. loyal Canal Stock -- (:rand Canal Stock Ditto Loan, 4 per cent. Ditto Ditto, ti per cent. Ilibernian Bank Fish Shares Patriotic ditto Royal Irish Mining g pm. New Brighton Hibernian Gas Company FOMEIGN 14,111.11. Guernsey and Jersey Lisbon flottenburgb ltttmburgl► Holinnd . AItUIVIIII. Ditr. llttill WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Nlorning, 26 minutes after 8.1 Evening, 3 minutes after U. THE SUN. soLam outs DICMIE r.u.sux JUDEAT, LONDON, TVEDNRSDAY EVENING. Amnell I, 11328. We yesterday stated the Bank to have come to the resolution of advancing Four it seems that the limit of assistance to the public, will not extend beyond Three millions. In the House of Commons last night, the Debate turned,' not on the necessity of relief—but the princi ple of the means by which it should be afforded. Mr. Trs:ttiely and Mr. Banns° reprobated the proposed advance by the Bank—contending that the issue of Exchequer Bills would, in every point of view, be preferable. The principal grounds of such preference were the power of ascertaining , the necessity of loans, that might be asked by examining the applicants on oath—and the probable liberation of private capital now lock ed up, inasmuch as Bankers and other Cnpi talists, would readily lend on the deposit of Exchequer Bills, who steadily refuse to make advances upon goods. It cannot be denied, that this has been an invariable feature of the money market—Capitalists being very naturally ap prehensive of the legal difficulties which nre so frequently arising, on questions as to the actual property in goods. As, however, it is proposed to accelerate the operation of the Act passed in the last Session, by which possession is, from October next, to be held evidence of property in goods, that scruple might be overcome. Nevertheless, th e superior facility with which Exchequer Bills can be negociated, must at all times insure a pre ference to that species of Security. To the a rgu ['lents in favour of Exchequer Bills, the Cu ANcur, LOR of the Exerts:our:lt went over nearly the same ground as Lord Li v EILPOO a on Mondayin the House of Lords----the present depreciation of Exchequer Bills iu the money market, and consequent dill'''. culty of conversion. And if, as might b e e xp e cted, they should fall to a great discount, it would naturally follow, that the new would how hack to the Exchequer in payments for duties. On this point of argument, the Castles:Limit of the ExcliEQuEtt has decidedly the advantage. If, with the present limited amount of Ex• chequer Bills, they are kept at par, solely by the Bunk purchases, what hope could there be that an additional issue of five millions would not still further depress the market ? Would the af fection of private capitalists be generated for Ex.. chequer Bills, by such additional issue, for the present depression of Exchequer Bills in the market must, e fear, be taken as decisive proof that no such affection exists ? The direct ex change of bank notes for deposits of goods, is cer tainly a more summary mode of administering re• lief. Our apprehension is, however, that the pro- posed amount of relief will prove altogether inade quate to the emergency. A considerable lapse of time must precede the relief proposed to be extended to the Country—an interval which may yet prove fatal to very many Houses. En the Metropolis, relief may be more prompt — necessity, indeed, imperatively demands that it should be immediate;—how else can the mass of paper falling due at the begin ning of the present month be pre served from dishonour ? we have already expressed our opinion, that a very large pro portion of the Bank notes that may be advanced to the commercial interests will im mediately revert to the Bank, in payment of acceptances discounted by that body,—and such, w e learn, is now the prevalent opinion on the Royal Exchange. The Bank may thus become possessed of the solid security of Goods, in place of Paper; but assuming a considerable proportion of the three millions to be so applied, the anticipation of general relief from this measure, will, as we greatly fear, terminate in disappointment. The German Papers received this morning contain nothing of any particular interest. The same pressure which exists in England seems to be spreading itself abroad, a consequence natural enough, when it is considered how intimately con nected British merchants are with, the trade and commerce of foreign nations. We subjoin a few THE FUNDS. Consols—Yesterday, closed . .77 7711 - After the Close 771 This morning opened -771 f After the close of the market yesterday, Con sols advanced I on the determination of the Bank to make advances, not exceeding three millions, being authentically ascertained. On the opening of the market this morning, Consols began at but the Hebrew party coming in as Sellers, they dropped to 761 a. From that price they recovered to 76k, but at 1 o'clock, the quotation was 76a—sellers. The cause ascribed for this decline is, an inference from the observations of Mr. ROBINNON last night that Mi• nlsters will inevitably be driven to the necessity of funding Exchequer Bills—a question that will be decided on Monday next, when the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brings forward his Financial Statement. Many are, however, of opinion, that the Jews are only banging Consols, preparatory to a fresh start. Money Stock is again extremely scarce., Bank Stock India Stock . . . . . 217. India Bonds . . - 3 $ dis. 3 per Cent. Consols (Account) . jite sellers. Ditto (Money) . 3 per Cent. Reduced . . . . 3i per Cent. Reduced New 4 per Cent. . obi.. - - . - - U 4. Exchequer Bala, .£lOOO-1 pm. par. £IOO-1 pm. par. .ClOO-2 pm. par. FOREIGN. The public' assurance, from M. ITURTADO, that the dividend on Columbian, will bo paid by BARCLAY, HERRING, and Co., gave a fi/ip to South American Securities, in the early part of the day, but the advance was not supported. A t 1 o'clock the market Lad receded, though not to the prices of yesterday. Yesterday. This day. tai - - Colombian 1024. .. - iio 40} 60i . . Mexican 6 per Cent. .6362 - - . Greek - - . . lili - . Spanish - - . . pi - - Russian - - - No business. SHARES. Anglo Ghillian , 2f ; British Iron, 11 ; Al. Hance, par. FRENCH PAPERS. [Received Last Night.]. " PARIS, Fun. 26.—An important piece of news has jai been received at Vienna from iVorrutw. William Kuchel. Decker, one of the conspirators of St. Petersburgh, has jail been arrested. " After having long evaded the search roads for him, he had arrived at Warsaw, in the disguise of a mendicant. A sen tinel, who had seen the description of his person, thought he recognized him under this disguise, and arrested him. A false passport for A foreign country was found upon him. It should seem that, on his examination, this young man has confessed that he was one of the chiefs of the conspiracy. It is said he has also declared that a printer, who disappeared from St. Petersburgh four or five years ago, and who had printed pro clamations which were to have been published at that time, had been assassinated by the conspirators for fear of a discovery, this printer having► just procured a passport to travel abroad. This, at least, is what is affirmed. " Letters front Prussia say, that it is very remarkable, that just when the speech from the Throne announced in France the project of law on primogeniture, a similar plan wan preparing at Berlin to be laid before the Council of State. It is a matter of general complaint in that country, that the estates were so divided, that in the end the portions would be next to nothing, and such a law is wished for by the small Land-owners them selves, as they would find in it a guarantee for the existence of their descendants." DULLS OF WELLINOTON:"EX(ract of a private letter from Berlin, dated Feb. 20:—" At eleven o'clock, a. in. on the 17th, the Duke of WELLEsinTow and his suite arrived at the Black Eagle, where the first object that met his Grace's view was a small statue in bronze of nix which the Kinn had sent the same morning. At mei , ' all the Generals and Staff Officers Gneisenatt, and Duke Charles of Meeklen- Intrgh at their head, walked in full dress to the hotel, to con. gratulate him upon his arrival. The Duke dined with Lord (ilanwilliam, and afterwards paid his respects to the King, Crown Prince, the various members of the Royal Family in Berlin, and the widow of his old companion in arms, Prince Blucher. On the 111th, there was in the Linden walk a parade of the whole garrison ; the troops defiled before the King, on whose right hand die Duke appeared in the full costume of a Prussian General, with the decoration of the First Class of the Order of the Black Eagle. Ilis Grace dined with the King, in company with the principal Officers of his Majesty's Staff, after which he proceeded to the Opera, where }testa In the royal box, between the Crown Princess and the Princess William. The audience received the hero with unbounded enthusiasm.— After the spectacle there was a splendid ball at the residence of Princess Augustus. On the Nth, at ten o'clock A. at. the Duke and his suite, accompanied by Lord Clanwilliam, Lieut.-Gen. Von Muffling, ci-devant Military Governor of Paris, &c. pro, ceeded to the atoll° of Professor Rauch, on which occasion the colossal statue of Blucher, designed to be erected in this city, was, for the first time, exhibited. His Grace looks rather better than he did when he set out on his journey. I assure you that the reception of' old Blucher in London in 1814, was not a whit more enthusiastic than his Grace experiences in this capital._.. The street opposite to our hotel is crowded from moping to evening with well-dressed people, anxious to catch a glimpse of the Hero of Waterloo." The report in the Irish Papers of its being Mr. Maim ies intention to offer himself tar the town instead of the CPUllty of Cialway at the next Election is without foundation. A statement has been exhibited of the affairs of Messrs. Crewdson and Co. of Manchester, from which it appears tiro the amount owing by them on account of lodg. tents and balances is about 50,0001. ; and that they have a surplus, above 20s. in the pound, of about 32,0001. NOBLE EXTRACTION.—^t , RANCIS l y having naked Castelan, Bishop of Orleans, whether he was of noble extraction—" Sire" replied he, " Noah h a d t h ree sons with I bi n , in the ark. cannot say from which of them I ton de scended." At it small house near Dublin, th e f o ll ow i ng sign is conspicuous- 46 Asses' milk every morn lug hot from the cow." FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING. Wrxnson, FED. MAJESTY'S indisposition hat undergone little er no alteration since yesterday. and we are sorry to state that he is confined to his apartment; but:we are confidently assured that the attack of gout is of so slight a na. ture, that his Majesty does not experience much pain from it. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Earl and Countess of Kingston and family, from Ire. land ; Lord and Lady Teynham, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Arden, from Surrey ; Sir A. Hope, from Bagshot ; Sir A. Palk, from Devonshire ; Lord and Lady Glasgow from Scotland ; Lord Kinnaird, from B r i g h ton ; Colonel and Lady A. Fitzclarence, from Bushey Park. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, 11r. Tracey, for Glouerstershire ; Mr. and Mrs. Jessop, for the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Pigot, for Banta • Mr. Wynne, for Berks ; Mr. and Mrs. Williams and fam ily, for Essex Earl O'Nealo. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR MARCH', 18.96. (From La Belle Aortal)lec.) OPERA COST U M E.—Over a white satin petticoat is worn a tunique robe of tulle; the petticoat trimmed round the border. with a talk flounce, doubled In bias, and set on in fluted plait.; this flounce is surmounted by a rouleau of white satin, and an ornament composed of tulle, entwined with narrow satin rim. lettax ; the ornament hollow, and arranged en lire-boudtoit. The tunique robe is trimmed round with three narrow, separate rouleaux of satin, and is girt round the waist with a rich silk cord, with superb tassels depending from the ends which tall over the front of the skirt, till they nearly touch the flounce. Over this elegant dress is worn a Pyrenean cloak of lavender blue satin, trimmed round with swan's-down, and finished at the throat by a broad coherene of the same fur ; a large caps fails over the shoulders, trimmed round with swan's-down ; and at the arm-holes of the cloak are mandarins sleeves, tilVe ' taken on and oil' at pleasure. The hair is arranged in large curls, with a plume of white ostrich feathers. A neckhice of pearls, composed of several rows, is the only ornament worn with this dress. HOME COSTU Mr.-A dress of omo-coloured gros de Nil plea, with six narrow full flounces at the border: three of these flounces are reversed ; the other three fall over each other in the usual style, and the six are separated by a full roukau.— The body of this dress is made quite plain and high; the sleeve rather loose, but not enormously wid e , an d the fulness is con fined.from the wrist to the middle of the arm below the elbow, leaving the puckerings distinct between, which produce a very pleasing effect. A belt, of the same material as the dress, con fines the waist, with a small rosette, behind. A double Yen dyke pelerine of Urling's lace covers the neck, and shields a part of the bust. The hair is arranged a la Milanese, with white satin bows of ribbon. There is a peculiar charm of ele gance and neatness in this domestic costume. The Speaker's last Parliamentary 'Levee, for the present Ses sion, will be on Saturday next, the 4th of March. The Duke of Clarence arrived in town yesterday morning front his seat at Bushy. Ills Royal Highness left town in the afternoon on his return to Bushy. Yesterday morning the Duchess of Clarence went to the King's Palace, Kensington, on a visit to the Duchess of Kent. In the evening the Duchess of Clarence returned to Bushy Park. Last evening the Duchess of Kent honoured the Italian Opera with her presence. Prince Leopold left town yesterday morning for his seat at Claremont, surrey. The Marquis of Cholmondeley entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Piccadilly. Baron Fagel entertained a party of friends at dinner yester. day, at his house in New-street, Spring-gardens. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, MARCH 1. LIVERPOOL, FED. 27.—Wind IV. blowing fresh.—Arvived the Sapphire, Callender, from Charleston, in company with the Washington and Canada, for this port ; Navy, Parsons, from ditto •' Bowditch, Curtis, from Savann a h ; Calcutta, Stoyan, from Bombay; the Excellent, Hides, and William, Thompson, of Liverpool, at Charleston ; the Jane and hlenry, Ilornby ; and the Brunswick, Graham, of Liverpool, at Alvarado. The Jane, Livingston, for Demerara, has put back. The New York, Bennett, for New York, sailed front Cork alth DEAL, FER. 28.—Arrived the American brig Barbara, of Boston, llinchman, from Charleston for Rotterdam, is gone to Ramsgate with damage; American ship Golconda, Goodrich, from Charleston for London. Remain the American ship Al., bion, Lee, for Boston, and rest of the outward-bound. CowEs, Fs:n. `2ll.—Wind S.W., blowing fesh, a nd c l ou dy. —Arrived the Jane, --, from Sineapore. Sailed the Gold Hunter, Wheelwright, for London. [FROM LLOYD'S.) CowEC, FEB. 20.—:-Wind S.W.—Arrived the Jane, Taylor, from Sineapore ' sailed the 21st of August; S w ift Anis, front.. St. Michael's ; Geoe and Ellen, Allison, from Newcastle, for Charente ; and the Ann, Monday, from London, fin. M a lt a . PonTsmourn, FEn. 20.--Wind W.S.W.--Arrived the Hope transport, from Cork. Sailed the Hope, Gregory, fir I.ondon. FALMOUTH', FEB. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Liberty, Blarkshand, from Cork. Sailed the (Mourne Packet, for the Leward Islands. Put back th e P rov id ence , N oye, for Malaga„ and the New Frederick, Quinten, for Cadiz. LreEttroor., FEn. 27:—Wind W.—Arrived the Bowditek Curtis, from Savannah ; Stephen, Knight ; Mottrm, and Good-Intent, from St. Michael's ; Sapphine Callender, and Navy, Parsons, from Charleston. The James. Cropper, from Liverpool to New York, was spoken with in lat. 45. 20. long. 3A. 39. out 30 days. DEAL, lEn. 20..—NVind IV.S.W..,—Passed throogh the Abeona, Patterson, and Calypso, —, from St. Miami's; Barbara, Benchmark, from Charleston ; the latter, on the 6th inst., encountered a very heavy gale lathe Western Islands ; lust foretop-mast, jibboom, bulwarks, tte., and has put into Ramsgate to repair. Arrived from the River, anti remain, the Albion, Lee, for Boston ; Mackerel, White, for Valparaiso; and the Caledonia, liatinet, for Jamaica ; also, the 'fiber, Roome, from Shields, for Gibraltar. extracts : FiII)IXFORT, Fr.B. 17. Reports have lately been received of the reaulnt which have been brought back by the travellers of several great houses from the Netherlands, England, &c. with respect to the.dernand for German wool. They are of a very unfavourable description, and even dispel the hopes that have been hithert6 entertained that the fair would bring a more satisfactory conjuncture for the trade in this most important article of German produce. With respect to the subscriptions to the Darmstadt Lottery Loan, a report, which is, however, unauthenticated, is in circulation. anil is, perhaps, rather the expression of a wish on the part of the persons interested, though little objection could be made to the execution of the idea. The report is, that the Grand Ducal Government intends to negotiate a loan at 4 pet cent, in which the tickets of the lottery loan would be taken in payment at 92. We cannot judge here how far such an operation would be to the interest of the Grand Duchy, but there are persons who affirm that this interest would be by no means affected by it, because the Government would have the advantage of obtaining on reasonable terms the sums necessary to pay off the 6 per cent. debt, especially As a great part of the present holders of the tickets would hasten to make the payments to get rid of paper, which is at present so depreciated, in consequence of an unfavourable opinion ori. ginating perhaps in intrigues rather than founded on solid grounds. BERLIN, FEri. 11. The rapid succession of numerous bankruptcies has indeed ceased, (within these few days only one house, and that riot a considerable one, has failed), but the consequenceof them, Jig trust,. stagnation of business, the timidity of •tho ,housek that have with difficiilty stood their ground, are severely . felt, and in this point of view it cannot be said that the crisis is quite over. --- It is universally reported that his Majesty the King will this year visit East Prussia. It is hoped that his presence .will be a means of reviving the prosperity of that province, which is sunk to a very low ebb.—( ..11/genteine Zeitoog, Feb. 22.) [The Allgancine Zeitung has no news front Poland, nor any thing front Russia, later than 31st January, taken chiefly front the Si. Petersburgh Journal.] LOSS of a LEI'T'H SMACK, :HA 16,000 SOVEREIGNS ON BOA RI). YARMOUTH, FEB. 9.B.—The Delight smack, Captain SMITH, from Loudon to Leith, with IL general cargo, and four boxes (16,000 sovereigns) on board, struck on 11. a rbro' Sand on Monday night ; afterwards got off, and bunk in deep water off Winterton ; crew and passengers saved. NORTHUM BE RI. AND COUNTY ELECTION. SIXTH DAT'S POLL, rrn. 27. For Matthew Bell, Eaq. 1,032 The !lon. Henry T. Liddell - 1,031 31kjority for Mr. licll - 1 The CHANCELLOR ' or the ExorEQußi, trans acted business with the Earl of LivcarooL, at his house in Whitehall, vesterday. Yesterday morning. Mr. IluNTEll, sett., the King's Messenger, arrived in Downing-street, with dispatches from Paris. Yesterday the Earl of LivEnroon and the CHANccu.olt of the Exculr.QUEll transacted busi ness at the Foreign Office. Official intelligence or the armistice between the British and Burmese forces has burn brought, via Bombay, together with a copy of the armis tice, was to continue by the Lady Kennarcay. 1 for 30 days, and WAS signed at Meaday, on the 17th of September, by Lieut,-Colonel TIDY, C. IL, and Lieut. SMITH, of the Royal Navy, on the part of the British ; and by MENJI:I.I MAHA) nod two other..., On the part of the Burmese. Lord Comacum cul-: has arrived at Calcutta, and assumed the chief Command of the forces, in the room of Sir EDWARD PAHET,OII the7th October. is to succ ee d th e It is said, that Colonel Dtsnuowr., brother-in- Inw to Sir llca ncw r TA . vt.ott, late lament e d Colonel De Koos, us Assistant Se cretary to the Commauder-in-Chief, w i t h all eventual prospect of being 1 41 )"rnted to the office of Chi e f S ecre t a ry. Colonel Dtslittowx is spoken of as being well qualified for the duty. Extract of a letter from the Agents to t N rl i 4, l l: . ‘ g ) x Y i dl (t: . ;1 ::, a c p t ; oorl ji port Government s t ; i i t t hate dte 11 3 1_. s ' l l ;t ie tit foreign trade altogether. The new ta r iff of duties wi l l not appear before the valuation of the goods, hut March n ex t ; it s stipulations are expected to reduce, not on l y also the rati o f or the duty to 331 per cent . (f rom 481, its present one)." tn.-0 11 M on day, the e7th February, .lAN F, wife of Mr. JOSEPH WALsn, of 'Pulse 13rixton. POLICE I N'FF,LIAC t ENC BOW.STREE'r—(TtIis DAY.) " Which is my mother ?" This curious and interesting question was propounded to the Worthy Magistrate by a very decent young woman, who ape plied fora summons against a person whom she supposed pose sensed of the required information. From the scarcely audible statement of the applicant ) we gather the following romantic particulars of her peculiar circumstances : ! Of parental tenderness, or parental relationship, her me. mory bore not the slightest association, and the only he. i man beings at whose hands she had experienced kindness were two females, sisters, by whom jointly she had bon brought up and supported until recently. 'j'heso females are now about fifty years of age, and each had ever taught the object of their apparent affection to consider her as her aiu:t. One of thei , c was now an inhabitant of the workbags° of St. Ann's Parish, her name is Jane Smith, and she had recently . told applicant that she was her mother, re, fusing however to give her any intelligence of htir father, the'ree gistry of her birth or her age, which however she believed to be about thirty. Notwithstanding this declaration of maternal re.. lationship, applicant had reason to suppose to that Jane Smirk's sister (of whose residence she is ignorant) is her mother, Viit that having appropriated to her own use the annuity arising cult of the sum of 2 , 0 0 01 .1 which applicant has ground for be. Veving to have been bequeathed by her father, to herself and to deceased sister—the aunts or the mother and aunt have evalesced to deceive and defraud her of the only property to which she has any right to consider her se lf ent i t l e d. Applicant stated that she was unwilling to enter Into further particulars, adding that the brother of her aunts was a highly respectable solicitor, who she was convinced is entirely blame. less in the transaction to which she had alluded. She therefore implored the worthy Magistrate, to grant her a summons against Jane Smith, declaring he rse lf her mother but whom she believed her aunt; that it the former, she might give her that information the so ardently desired. 0. R. lIIINSITULL, Esq. after devoting much anxious atten. tion to the poor girl's application, inforttied her that he would send for and privately examine the person in St. Ann's work house, requesting the subsequent attendance of the applicant who, with every appearance of asrateful sense of the "000 Magistrate's kindness left the office. at the terms CORN FACHANOIi, MARC!! 1. - The supplies, which have been kept out by eehriarY Windt, have poured in to this day's market, ami caused a more thats ordinary flatness and stagnation. There is nothing do►ing lm i '. i l i l t e it a t t 'ain e s l . " Vi t a f ri r ey s , u lTe r ! l n n a t , a s' i -l i l d np l l ra ' s vweirlyiclill obtain iVlauday'►r of last market. The supply of Oats is much more than ade. quate to the demand, and there arc few buyers. Auttival.s.—English Wheat, 5. 400 ; Bailer, 'QUO; Oats, '18,400; Foreign Barley, 1,100; Oats, 2 ► 150 quarters; 124. lisp Flour, 11,300 sacks,